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C. J. OMLOR.

FASTENING FOR GLOVES.

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'C'F'ASTENING FO R GLOVES! SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters PatentNo. 249,390, dated November 8, 11881. Application filed September 16,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANgoIs ADOLPHE CHARLES J EAN OMLOR, of Bonnevoieles Luxeinburg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, have i nvented a new anduseful Improvement in Compound Fastenings for Gloves and other Garments,which is fully set forth in the following specification.

This invention relates more particularly to fastenin gs for gloves.

It has for its object to enable the article when put on to be fastenedeasily, quickly, and securely.

Ordinarily it is required to engage a large number of buttons or otherfastening devices, or to tightena long length of lacingoperationsrequiring considerable expenditure of time, especially when there is along opening, as in the gloves which cover nearly the entire forearm. Toobviate this difficulty, elastic devices which will extend and allow theglove to be drawn on the hand andthen contract around the wrist havebeen used as fastenings for some kinds of gloves; but these are liableto become useless by loss of elasticity, and either are so strong as torequire much exertion in i a glove by means putting them on, and when onto exert an uncomfortable pressure upon the wrist, or are so weak as tofurnish an insecure fastening. Practically, the non-elastic devices,such as buttons and the like, which can i be fastened and unfastened,are found superior to others.

In the present invention the main advantages attending the use of suchnon-elastic devices are preserved, while at the same time tained by theelasticfastenings, is secured.

The invention consists in closing the slit in of an inelastic fasteningplaced at the wrist of the glove and an elastic fastening between saidinelastic fastening and the top of the glove, so that when the inelasticfastening is unloosed the glove can be drawn on without loosening theelastic fastening; and it consists, further, in thespecial combinationof an elastic lace with the said inelastic fastening.

The accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,illustrate a glovethe facility of putting the article on or off, ob-

fastening embodying the invention, Figure l showing a glove with thefastening closed, and Fig. 2 a portion of the same with the fasteningopen.

A is the body of the glove, provided with an opening of the usual formfor allowing the glove to be drawn on the hand and arm of the wearer.Along the sides of the opening are eyelets B. At the wrist, in place ofan eyelet, is a button, (3, book, or similar device.

D is an elastic and E a non-elastic lace, the two being knotted togetherat F, and the other ends provided with knots G, to prevent them frompulling through the end eyelets. The

laces pass through the eyelets, as clearly shown in the drawings.

In order to put on the glove, the lace E is removed from the button 0and the glove drawn over the hand, the lace D stretching as required.When the glove is drawn on, the lace E is caught over the button 0 andretains the glove closely and firmly at the wrist, preventing it frombeing drawn off. By detachin g thenon-elastic lace from the button nohiuderance remains to removing the glove. By

making the laces longer or shorter the glove can be fitted todifferent-sized wrists.

Knots may, if desired, be made in theelastic lace at suitable intervals,inorder to make it draw more evenly through the eyelets.

Instead of using a non-elastic lace with button, hook, or other holderat the wrist, an ordinary flap with button-hole can be used with abutton, a lace to be drawn up and tied, a hook and eye, or otherappropriate fastening could be used. More than one catch or fasteningcould be used. Instead of the elastic lace, which, however, ispreferred, and constitutes itself, in connection with the non-elasticfastening, the second part of this invention, an elastic web or fabriccould be used.

The term non-elastic fastening is applied tothe device or devices at thewrist, not as excluding all elasticity, for the lace E could be madeelastic without departing from the spirit of the invention, but asindicating that said device or devices do not possess such elasticity aswould allow the glove to be drawn over the hand when fastened, and incontradistinc- OF so nEvoi- Lns LUXEM tion to the other or elastic partof the fastening, which is extensible, to allow it to be drawn on oroff. The elastic lace and non-elastic fastening could be used with othergarments than gloves-shoes and corsets, for example.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a glove, thecombination of an inelastic fastening at the wrist andan elasticfastening between said inelastic fastening and the top of the glove,substantially as described.

2. The combination of the elastic lace and inelastic fastening forclosingthe slit in a glove, arranged and adapted to operatesubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo suhscribin g witnesses.

FRANQOIS ADOLPHE CHARLES JEAN OMLOR.

Witnesses:

HUGO ROTHREHIL, EUG. DUBREIL.

